Medicine
Minimally Invasive Versus Open Distal Pancreatectomy
Quick fact
In randomized trials, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy reduced hospital stay by about 2 days and blood loss compared to open surgery, while achieving similar rates of complete tumor removal (R0 margins) and overall survival.
Why this is interesting
Would you choose a surgery with five small incisions or one long cut? The answer might seem obvious, but the evidence is more nuanced than you'd expect.